Weak mag. 3.9 earthquake - Los Lagos, Chile, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 12:02 pm (Universal Time time)

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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Puerto Montt , a city with more than 160,000 inhabitants in Chile , in 33 km (21 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of , Santiago de Chile, 922 km....

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 52 km southeast of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 08:46 am (Universal Time time)

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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Pica , a town with 9,300 inhabitants in Chile , in 66 km (41 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon

2024-05-01T08:54+0200claimsjournal (en)

The global insured losses of $17 billion during Q1 were close to the average since 2000 ($16 billion) and higher than the median of $12 billion for that period. However, Aon said, it is a significant drop from the “exceptional losses” seen in Q1 of 2023 ($30 billion), driven by elevated severe convective storm activity (SCS) in the United States.

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 78 km east of San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 01:06 am (Santiago time)

2024-05-01T07:21+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 330 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 6 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4 years) Mag. 5 or higher: 1.74 quakes per year; Mag.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile

2024-05-01T03:42+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An intermediate magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in the evening near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile . According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, at 9:24 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 102 km.

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - 113 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, at 09:24 pm (Santiago time)

2024-05-01T03:42+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An intermediate magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in the evening near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile . According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, at 9:24 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 102 km.

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Off Coast Of Bio-Bio, Chile, on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, at 03:46 pm (Universal Time time)

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Seismic station: Isla Mocha (BI04/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 141 km / 87 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 188 km southeast of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, at 10:29 am (Santiago time)

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Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 6 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years) Mag. 5 or higher: 3.1 quakes per year; Mag.

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 41 km southwest of Tocopilla, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, at 01:35 pm (Universal Time time)

2024-04-30T15:49+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 143 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years) Mag. 6 or higher: 0.18 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.

Aon publishes global catastrophe numbers for Q1

2024-04-30T12:44+0200insurancebusinessmag (en)

During the first three months of 2024, the global economic cost of disaster events exceeded US$45 billion, marking a decrease from the 21st-century Q1 average of US$59 billion and a substantial drop from the US$149 billion recorded in the same period of 2023, according to Aon ’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap.

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 22 km west of Concepcion, Concepcion, Biobio, Chile, on Monday, Apr 29, 2024, at 10:20 am (GMT -4)

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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Talcahuano , a city with more than 250,000 inhabitants in Chile , in 45 km (28 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to....

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Iquique, 45 km southeast of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile, on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024, at 07:26 pm (Santiago time)

2024-04-29T04:05+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,300 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years) Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - 73 km northeast of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024, at 08:20 pm (Universal Time time)

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User-reports for this quake (2) The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 47 seconds, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 2 reports for this quake from . The quake was reported to have been felt in up to approx. 60 km (37 mi) distance , with isolated cases to have felt the quake even 60 km (37 mi) away.

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - 46 km southeast of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile, on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024, at 03:31 pm (Santiago time)

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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Pica , a town with 9,300 inhabitants in Chile , in 55 km (34 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Valdivia will host a solidarity meeting with Cuba in Chile

2024-04-28T15:38+0200cubasi (en)

The city of Valdivia, in southern Chile , will host the XXVII National Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, to which delegates from all over the country are summoned, its organizers informed today. Marisol Molina, of the José Martí group in the Los Ríos region, told Prensa Latina that the event will take....

World News | Assailants Ambush and Kill 3 Police Officers in Southern Chile, Shaking the Country

2024-04-28T00:01+0200latestly (en)

Santiago ( Chile ), Apr 28 (AP) Armed assailants ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile on Saturday before setting their car on fire, authorities said, the latest attack on police to revive security concerns in the South American country.

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - 59 km east of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Saturday, Apr 27, 2024, at 02:49 pm (Universal Time time)

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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is San Pedro de Atacama , a town with 2,000 inhabitants in Chile , in 53 km (33 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.

Valdivia será sede del encuentro de solidaridad con Cuba en Chile

2024-04-27T14:43+0200plenglish (en)

Marisol Molina, of the José Martí group in the Los Ríos region, told Prensa Latina that the event will take place on November 22 and 23 and will be an opportunity to strengthen the historic ties of brotherhood between the two peoples. She recalled that the first medical brigade sent by the nascent....